15 Winter Outreach Ideas for Every Church
Community outreach is a priority for every church, regardless of size and location. It fluctuates based on the needs in your area and the time… Read More »15 Winter Outreach Ideas for Every Church
Community outreach is a priority for every church, regardless of size and location. It fluctuates based on the needs in your area and the time… Read More »15 Winter Outreach Ideas for Every Church
The Bible tells us repeatedly to love one another. Jesus himself tells us that the world will know that we are his disciples if we… Read More »3 Steps to Loving Those Who May Feel Unlovable in Your Community
You rarely get a second chance to make a first impression. This is especially true of the first impression people have when they walk through… Read More »The Dos and Don’ts of Welcoming First-time Guests
When January rolls around, people of every age look for fresh starts, new habits, and positive changes they can make to help them have a… Read More »4 Steps to Increase Church Engagement in the New Year
A new year is a time for reflecting on where you’ve been and setting goals for where you want to go. Increasing attendance in your… Read More »Nights at the Round Table: Utilizing New Members to Increase Church Growth
Why Set Up Daily Advent Emails for Your Parish? Advent is a season of preparation, reflection, and anticipation as we journey toward the celebration of… Read More »Three Reasons to Send Daily Advent Reflection Emails to Your Parishioners
Church of the Nativity in Timonium, MD, is widely recognized for its connection to Rebuilt, an apostolate that emerged as an external ministry of the… Read More »Mission-Driven, Data-Informed: Church of the Nativity Applies MinistryPlatform for Ministry Outcomes
While loneliness and related mental health challenges seem overwhelming to us, there are many basic actions our Catholic church can take. Some dioceses, such as… Read More »How the Church Can Respond to the Issue of Loneliness
July 16, 2024, was a historic, seven-day gathering of more than 60,000 Catholics for the National Eucharistic Congress. I attended as a representative of ACS… Read More »Embracing the Eucharistic Congress’ Call to Leadership Renewal
Parish Renewal The Office of Parish Renewal in the Archdiocese of Baltimore is one of four offices that comprise the Institute for Evangelization. “Our office… Read More »Equipping parishes to evangelize. Julie St. Croix discusses how the holistic ministry makes use of technology in the Archdiocese of Baltimore
The ACST American Beliefs research of nearly 15,000 respondents provided provocative data regarding the state of religious beliefs and practices in the United States. I… Read More »What do Catholics Seek in a Parish? Follow up ACST Research
The Diocese of Lafayette-In-Indiana’s mission statement is “We are the people of God uniting in the heart of Jesus Christ. We join the whole Church… Read More »How MinistryPlatform Makes Data Cleanup a Breeze for the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana